Monday, June 20, 2011

Drs. Dieter K. Buse and Graeme S. Mount are Professors Emeriti of the History Department at Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ontario. Over their careers they have published many academic books and articles, as well as journalistic pieces, many on northeastern Ontario, where they have travelled extensively obtaining information from historians, geographers and librarians who have researched specific aspects of the area.Their newest venture was this guide book to Northeastern Ontario.

Thursday, June 16, 2011

Watch this space dept.: Pottermore.com, a mysterious website featuring "a pink holding page with the description 'coming soon' and Rowling’s signature underneath," has been launched by J.K. Rowling. The Bookseller reported that Pottermore.com has sparked rumors that more Harry Potter novels are on the way, but a spokeswoman for Rowling’s PR company Stone Hill Salt said, "It is not another Harry Potter book but we cannot reveal any more at this stage, fans will have to keep an eye on the website. It will be launching soon."

Northeastern Ontario is central to the Canadian experience. It is a region rich in historical firsts, in quickly made and lost fortunes, and in communities that have remade themselves. Elliot Lake morphed from a uranium producing community to a retirement haven, Sudbury from the world’s nickel capital into an educational, health, and business centre. The book captures both the allure and the survivor tenacity of the northeast’s single-industry towns that either are breaking out of, or are still caught in, the boom and bust cycles punctuating the resource industries Canada’s wealth relies on. A historical and cultural compendium, Come On over! Northeastern Ontario A to Z can tell you where the statues of North America’s most significant explorers are; where you can walk in the steps of British soldiers who won a decisive victory early in the War of 1812; where you can swim with a polar bear; where you can experience Ojibway or Cree culture; where the first Hardy Boys books were written, and even where Winnie the Pooh, Grey Owl, and Shania Twain lived.

Saturday, June 11, 2011

Don't for get that Saturday June 18 Chat Noir Books will be sponsoring a workshop to explore the spiritual meanings of mazes and labyrinths at St Paul's United Church in New Liskeard from 10am - 12pm followed by a book signing by the author of The Spirituality Of Mazes & Labyrinths Gailand MacQueen at Chat Noir Books from 2pm - 4pm

Come out and join us while we work our way through a real maze built in the church basement and then come chat with the author and get a copy of the book signed at the store.

Monday, June 6, 2011

Check out this great interview with Robert Rotenberg about his new book "The Guilt Plea.".Bestselling author Robert Rotenberg is back with his next razor-sharp legal thriller. Rotenberg’s insider knowledge of the behind-the-scenes courtroom machinations and his mesmerizing trial scenes make this another scorching page-turner.

Friday, June 3, 2011

Just getting the place ready for tomorrows coffee tasting and "Food Forever" Fundraiser!! Drop by tomorrow and purchase one of these beautiful locally handcrafted mugs and support a great cause! Supplies are limited!! Mugs supplies are limited...we have lots of coffee!

Thursday, June 2, 2011

(from the publisher)In this mesmerizing debut, a competition between two magicians becomes a star-crossed love story.The circus arrives at night, without warning. No announcements precede it. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not. Within nocturnal black and white striped tents awaits a unique experience, a feast for the senses, where one can get lost in a maze of clouds, meander through a lush garden made of ice, stand awestruck as a tattooed contortionist folds herself into a small glass box, and gaze in wonderment at an illusionist performing impossible feats of magic. Welcome to Le Cirque des Rêves. Beyond the smoke and mirrors, however, a fierce competition is underway--a contest between two young magicians, Celia and Marco, who have been trained since childhood to compete in "a game," in which each must use their powers of illusion to best the other. Unbeknownst to them, this game is a duel to the death, and the circus is but the stage for a remarkable battle of imagination and will.